Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To perform better or achieve more success than expected.
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- verb To
achieve more or at a higher level of quality than what wasexpected .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb perform better or achieve a greater degree of success than expected
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Examples
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Kentucky High School Sports: Hardy keys Mercy in semis; Jaguars avenge loss to Notre Dame Kentuckiana Colleges: Knights 'overachieve' - usually by a 1-0 score Home and Garden: Timing may be right for a return to guest houses Text alerts - News, scores sent to your phone
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"I don't think there's even one guy on our team, even the big-money guys that doesn't have something to prove… I think these guys will play hard, and we can call it 'overachieve,' but I think the team is better than people are giving it credit for."
NYDN Rss PETER BOTTE 2012
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Thank you for putting your thoughts down, and for reminding those of us that "overachieve" in SL of some basic tenants that *really* will help us...if we slow down and follow them.
"SL is killing me" Bettina Tizzy 2009
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Google Apps is looking to "overachieve" on its 99.9 percent service level agreement to enterprises, according to an executive speaking at an investor conference.
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Google Apps is looking to "overachieve" on its 99.9 percent service level agreement to enterprises, according to an executive speaking at an investor conference.
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- Google Apps is looking to "overachieve" on its 99.9 percent service level agreement to enterprises, according to an executive speaking at an investor conference.
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The Manager of the Year Award traditionally goes to the manager of the team that appeared to overachieve the most.
An Older, Wiser Manager Brian Costa 2011
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It seems this is their playoffs, this is their opportunity to shine and they overachieve for the early part.
Bruce Boudreau wants to make sure the Capitals don't overlook the Panthers 2011
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The Manager of the Year Award traditionally goes to the manager of the team that appeared to overachieve the most.
An Older, Wiser Manager Brian Costa 2011
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But in tomorrow's report, the story of ethnicity is a complicated one – in which poor black boys underachieve, as do those from Irish Traveller families, but poor Chinese girls overachieve; Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities see different outcomes to Indian ones; and there is a growing group of mixed race children who in themselves have complex outcomes.
Britain's divided schools: a disturbing portrait of inequality Anushka Asthana 2010
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